Sunday night Maxi was putting together a power point presentation of typical foods that German’s eat. One of the slides caught my interest because it said that their main meal is in the middle of the day, usually a hot meal, and that they only have small snacks around dinner time.
Yesterday there was a welcome breakfast at school, and after school (Hannah gets out of school at 12:20) Hannah took Maxi to Panda Express. Hannah said she loved it and ate every bite! She went to the girls high school varsity soccer game and came home around 6:45. Hannah came home from work around 7:15. I asked Maxi if she was hungry? Tony and I had made ahi tuna burgers and I knew she liked tuna. Her reply? “May I have just an apple?”
The only meal I’ve made for her was the one on the first day she got home! I made Cincinnati chili for dinner tonight – maybe she’ll have some of that before we go bowling with the group.
Yesterday morning I made a taco omelet! 1.5 ounce taco meat, 1/4 cup refried beans, sliced jalapenos with 1/2 ounce diced pepper jack cheese with 1/2 cup egg whites.
I reheated it at work, and then put salsa verde on top, with fresh fruit on the side.
I love the fresh fruit at my local grocery store – only $1.99 a pound!
While a bit on the nippy side yesterday, that didn’t stop my friend and I going walking – we walked for 45 minutes! When I got back, I heated up 1 cup of my broccoli mac n cheese and had more fruit.
Another present I got for my birthday was a cookbook from Diners Drive-Ins and Dives. Last nights dinner was inpired by that book! It called for a spicy wasabi mayonnaise – I don’t like mayo, so I subbed in silken tofu and it worked out great – I left it off Tony’s though – he doesn’t like tofu – and I added a dash of sriracha.
Biz’s Spicy “Mayo”
- 10 ounces silken tofu
- 1/2 teaspoon sriracha sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
Just whip in a food processor and you are good to go. In fact, I am making Bahn Mi sandwiches for lunch today for me and my co-worker, and plan to use it on that sammie as well – and seriously, if you didn’t know it was tofu, it has the feel of mayo!
I got the tuna from our local grocery store too – I may have overcooked it a touch, but you can’t beat the price – four 4 oz. steaks for only $4.99!
For the steak, I just brushed with a touch of olive oil and soy sauce and sprinkled with some black sesame seeds.
The best part of the dinner I thought though was the Asian Slaw that went on top of the burger. This is the recipe – the only addition I made was add a bit of sriracha sauce to my 1/3 cup before plating.
Asian Slaw
- 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons thinly sliced green onions (okay, you know I left that out!)
- 1 tablepoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon hoison sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey (I swear I bought some, but couldn’t find it – I added 1 tsp. sugar)
- 1 tablespoon pickled ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
- 1/2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1/2 tespoon mixed garlic
Slaw
- 2 cups shredded cabbage
- 1 cup purple cabbage
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
Whisk all the dressing ingredients together in a large bowl. Toss with slaw mix and mix well. Stays in the refrigerator up to 3 days.
Right before I grilled the tuna steaks, I dropped the fries for the second time figuring they would be done at the same time as the tuna. We started talking to a neighbor when we were on the deck, I take the tuna off, a few minutes later I walk in and smell the fryer and was like “oh shit!” I thought they would be burned, but Tony and I actually loved them – they tasted just like potato skins!
Stats for Monday: 45 minute walk
And a huge thank you to Jasmine of Sweet and Fit – I recently won her giveaway – a $50 Safeway Card!! (but I can use it at my local store called Dominick’s.) Thanks Jasmine – glad you had such a great time at Fitbloggin!
Alright, time to jump in the shower – have a great Tuesday!!
I love me some tuna (and salmon) but am I lame in that I am so scared to cook it at home? I’ve never done it – just seems so delicate and easy to ruin. So for now, I’ll just drool over your photo’s.
The Asian Slaw sounds wonderful. I like to add some chinese noodles to it, for a little crunch!
That’s a great idea Michelle – I’ll do that next time!
I love learning about the way different cultures eat. When I lived in Spain I found it difficult to have a big meal at around 9pm for dinner… I had some sleeping problems because of it, I think.
The mayo sounds great!
The tuna burgers look absolutely yummy! Oh. I love Guy! My husband has given my a 10 every night I cook a recipe by Guy! haha (yes, my husband rates my food.)
Maxi will stay a mini if all she eats for dinner is an apple, wish I were like that!! I love the show Triple D and will have to check out his cookbook, some of those cooks come up with some great creations.
That taco omelette looks like something I would love. I’m sure Maxi will eventually be spoiled by all of your awesome cooking!
Oh my goodness, my lunch would have to be really big to only want an apple for dinner!
That asian slaw looks awesome! How perfect to go with your tuna steak. 🙂
Hey, you’re a big winner lately! I saw you won new balance shoes on Prior Fat Girl’s blog too! Don’t forget to go claim ’em!
Thanks Tricia!!
saw your brother at fit bloggin! it was cool to kind of know someone who knows someone on a pannel! ha 🙂
– Beth @ http://www.DiningAndDishing.com
those meals just get better and better… and better
i give you an A everyday
Biz she might think your food is too rich and spiced and not want to hurt your feelings! Or maybe it’s irritating her stomach! Growing up we had nannies from Spain, France, and England, also my aunt is from England, and J’s parents are both from Poland. All of them, in my experience, like really bland food and not a wide variety. My aunt always cooked meals like plain roasted veggies, plain steamed veggies, and plain baked chicken. J’s parents eat the blandest things I’ve ever tasted in my life! They don’t have the wide cultural melting pot of America either – so aren’t used to taco nights, Chinese food take out, etc all of that diversity is foreign. All of them also eat their biggest meals in the day. My aunt would have dinner ready at about 2 or 3 pm when the kids got home from school and then a light snack later. Also, all of our nannies had never had peanut butter before and HATED the texture. A few were shocked that we had bananas so cheap and ate them ourselves. To them it was an expensive luxury and they would cut ea. in slices and share w/ a few people! It’s just different customs – probably culture shock for her!
Congrats on the gift card!
Thanks for all those ideas Christina! Yep, its a learning curve for both of us!
I like the idea of having a bigger meal in the middle of the day and eating light at din din but she just had an apple? hmmm no se
Your food all looks amazing – restaurant quality, actually.
I love the idea of eating the biggest meal in the middle of the day and just small snacks at traditional dinner time. But with working, it just doesn’t work out well to do that so often. When I’m alone I can do it, but when hubby and kids are on hand, it’s the only time we all might be home together!!
Thank you for the great comment on my blog today! It was great to read about the genesis of your wonderful blog – one of my favorites!
Lucky about the gift card Biz!! That’s awesome!
Wow – I can’t imagine having my biggest meal in the middle of the day! I feel like it would make me sleepy. But then again, you probably are able to burn a lot of that off by being active in the afternoon/evening, I would guess.
It’s interesting how differently we eat here in America!
Your meals are always so balanced. I need to get more creative with side dishes. I love sweet potato fries but have not had much getting them crunchy.
Deep fry is the only way! 😀 And actually, since we use a deep fryer, everything we fry holds the temp so nothing is greasy – I just usually add like 1 tsp. of vegetable oil to my caloriecount.
The coleslaw looks awesome! Too bad it’s on fish, but oh well. 😉
i love the idea of having your main meal in the middle of the day, my boyfriends grandparents do that and then just snack the rest of the day – its hard to break the habit of having dinner as your largest meal though.
so glad you got the giftcard – i have been meaning to e-mail you, but i spilled water on my laptop’s keyboard and i have treatment this week =/ i did watch yoiur brother talk at fitbloggin, he is funny!
The exchange students at our high school all gained weight during their stay in the states. I don’t think that they are used to eating three large meals every single day. The gals that I kept in touch with after they returned home lost all their weight and have kept it off. Kinda of sad what it says about the typical American diet. 🙁
That taco omelet looks awesome. I love eggs in the morning, but get stuck in a rut. Must try that one soon!
I just love your food pics the food always looks so good! I think its a great idea to not eat so heavy at night maybe there on to something.
YUM! Those Ahi tuna Burgers sound AMAZING. I often use Greek Yogurt for Mayo since I am not a Mayo fan at all.
Awww – Jasmine is super sweet – congrats on winning!
Never would have thought of having the egg with the taco stuff I would have jhust had the taco for breakfast…and cold 🙂 Looks and sounds good though!
We often eat our biggest meal mid-day on the weekends and then enjoy something lighter later on. Unfortunately we also enjoy cocktails later on too so it sort of defeats the purpose – ha!
I swear you make the most delicous meals – things I wouldn’t even think of. That taco meat in the egg whites looks delicious! And that Asian slaw! Amazing!